Intelligent Africa™ #FutureCEOs

#FutureCEOs

A show focused on assisting young, ambitious, up and coming, high-potential entrepreneurs and executives grow their businesses and fast-track their careers. Gareth Armstrong and Hlubi Mboya do this every week by pulling together an expert panel that includes CEOs, thought leaders, industry experts, and other movers and shakers, to discuss topics and issues that are facing those pushing for CEO status.
Weekly English South Africa Business · Technology
302 Episodes
12 – 32

Educating Entrepreneurs to Monetise their Products & Ideas

CliffCentral.com — FinTech Investment Specialist at RMI Holdings, Dominique Collet, engages with Hlubi Mboya Arnold on what it means to be a FinTech investor and an innovation architect. These two #PowerWomen deconstruct growth mindsets, evergreen capital providers and long term partnerships in deliberating solutions that make Africa better. Find out…
23 Aug 2018 30 min

The Tolerance of Ambiguity on the Entrepreneurial Journey

CliffCentral.com — On this week's #PowerWomen feature, social entrepreneurs Hlubi Mboya Arnold and the Founding Director and CEO of Riversands Incubation Hub, Jenny Retief, discuss the impact measurement of fostering high potential, black-owned businesses, adding value to the township of Diepsloot, strategies for growing the economy, and restoring dignity to…
9 Aug 2018 33 min

Seeking Knowledge from the Cradle to the Grave

CliffCentral.com — This week's #StartUpOfTheWeek is social entrepreneur, storyteller, limitless thinker, Top CEO under 40 in Africa, Co-Founder and CEO of Fort, Shukri Toefy. We have an incredible time in studio, talking about finding our voices in developing a new generation of storytellers, being entrepreneurial activists with a continental focus…
2 Aug 2018 34 min

#MeetTheCEO Who Walked Across The Arabian Desert, Beat Heroin & More

CliffCentral.com — How did our CEO guest go from drug addict to successful businessman and extreme adventurer? Listen as Marco Broccardo, CEO of Colony Live, shares this journey... as well as how he is taking his business international - starting with America. Listen to this #FutureCEOs' #MeetTheCEO conversation.
26 Jul 2018 47 min

"Women Belong In All Spaces Decisions Are Made"

CliffCentral.com — On this week's #PowerWoman Session, Hlubi Mboya Arnold and the Chairwoman of GirlCode, Zandile Keebine, justify being advocates of teamwork and collaborations, taking action against poverty through technology, and using tech as an enabler to tackle the UN Sustainable Goals.
19 Jul 2018 27 min

#StartUpOfTheWeek: From local to international in just two years

CliffCentral.com — What three things can you do to take your business from small startup to international operation in just two years? Listen to this #FutureCEOs conversation in which Gareth Armstrong talks to Wayne Zwiers, founder and CEO of a high growth startup.
19 Jul 2018 27 min

Find Your Passion, Find Your Energy

CliffCentral.com — Do you find yourself distracted at work? Perhaps you even regret your field of study? Our guest in studio, Buyi Mafoko - MD and Co-Founder of Leratadima Marketing, didn't let any of these similar feelings keep her from finding her most successful self. Listen as Gareth Armstrong explores…
12 Jul 2018 27 min

#AskAnExpert: Practical Steps to Deal With a Mid-Career Crisis

CliffCentral.com — "It's not a mid-career crisis, it's a mid-career catalyst" says our in studio expert, Career Strategist - Licia Dewing. Once you realise this, it gets really easy - listen to this #FutureCEOs #AskAnExpert feature to develop your own personal mid-career crisis (catalyst) plan.
5 Jul 2018 23 min

#AskAnExpert: What Is a Mid-Career Crisis?

CliffCentral.com — How do you know you're having a mid-career crisis? In this #FutureCEOs #AskAnExpert conversation, Gareth and Hlubi talk to Dr John Demartini, who gives us a whole new view and way of thinking about this hard-to-avoid phenomenon.
5 Jul 2018 27 min

#MeetTheCEO Who Left 15yrs in Media to Pursue Social Impact

CliffCentral.com — Do you have a voice inside of you that keeps on telling you to do something other than what you are currently doing with your life? This voice is at the heart of Pat Pillai's CEO journey. Listen as Gareth Armstrong explores the experiences of the LifeCo Unltd​…
21 Jun 2018 47 min

#MeetTheCEO That Will Do R1bn In Turnover Selling 2d Hand Goods

CliffCentral.com — How much are your unwanted items at home worth? Gareth Armstrong speaks to the CEO of Cash Converters, Richard Mukheibir, during this #MeetTheCEO conversation about bringing an international brand to South Africa, the excitement and uncertainty of the early years, how to let go to maximise growth, and…
14 Jun 2018 32 min

#PowerWoman: Donna Rachelson

CliffCentral.com — Being the kind of woman who makes other woman step up their game, this week's power woman is Group CEO of Seed Engine, Branding/Marketing Specialist, and author Donna Rachelson. We deliberate on what women entrepreneurs are doing to make their mark, the power of focus, and building strategic…
7 Jun 2018 38 min

#MeetTheCEO who ripped off a major American retailer

CliffCentral.com — What is the hugely popular beauty salon Sorbet’s secret to success? Gareth hears this answer and more as he is joined in studio by Ian Fuhr, co-founder and CEO of the now international franchise. Listen as Ian shares insights into their “dark days”, reveals how he and his…
31 May 2018 52 min

#AskAnExpert: Rent vs. Buy ft. Grant Gavin

CliffCentral.com — Are you building wealth and equity, or are you chasing a lifestyle? This is a key question asked by our #AskAnExpert guest in studio this week. Gareth Armstrong chats to Grant Gavin, real estate expert and entrepreneur, about the pros and cons of renting vs buying.
24 May 2018 28 min

#PowerWomen: Award-Winning Journalist & Author, Mandy Wiener

CliffCentral.com — This week's groundbreaking power woman is award-winning author, writer, and journalist, Mandy Wiener. We connect on what we are willing to stand for, putting our honour where our mouths are and being active women contributors to the conversations of our culture and time as South African women.
24 May 2018 26 min

Leading in Uncertainty with Multichoice CEO - Calvo Mawela

CliffCentral.com — What is the future of TV in a digital, on-demand, and interconnected world? In this #FutureCEOs conversation, host Gareth Armstrong talks to Calvo Mawela, recently appointed CEO of Multichoice, about what it takes to compete with the best in the world in a complex, ever-changing business environment.
17 May 2018 48 min

Finding Your Voice, Finding Your Relevance

CliffCentral.com — After surviving a horrific accident and resigning from Jacaranda FM, this week's #PowerWoman on Future CEOs is Tumi Morake - radio host, comedian, actress, and presenter. We engage each other about elevating the spaces we occupy, learning, unlearning and learning again, and what we as women entrepreneurs can…
3 May 2018 35 min

Businesswomen Who Are Out Of This World!

CliffCentral.com — What makes us more human? This week on Future CEOs #PowerWoman, Hlubi Mboya Arnold is captivated by Dr Adriana Marais, Director of the Foundation for Space Development South Africa, Head of Innovation SAP Africa, and Astronaut Finalist for Mars One Project. She shares insights of how we, as…
26 Apr 2018 41 min

Andy Hadfield: CEO of ForGood

CliffCentral.com — Do you have the confidence to experiment in your career? Our CEO guest in studio this week describes his professional journey as an ongoing experiment. Join Hlubi and Gareth in this week's #FutureCEOs conversation as they chat with Andy Hadfield, CEO of ForGood, about his journey from multiple…
19 Apr 2018 42 min
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